FNUS73 KJKL 190956 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHING CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 456 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...MIN RH OF 25 PERCENT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THEN SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THE THREAT FOR RAIN INCREASES WITH TIME WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN COMING ON MONDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR HIGHS NEAR 55 TODAY THE TO WARM UP TO NEAR 60 ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....33. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........25 29 32 35 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 47 52 54 54 RH..............49 39 30 25 27 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 44 47 50 60 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 45 42 40 38 37 RH..............35 41 47 53 58 63 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 3 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE EARLY EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....78. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........84 83 82 81 75 67 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............36 41 50 57 61 61 RH..............70 67 57 52 49 52 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110219.FISHI.01/JKL